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In this Geography class, professor Rafael Barreto (@profrafaelbarreto) talks about Social Movements in the Countryside. In this class, we will see topics such as: Social movements: Group of people who fight for a specific cause or objective. Social movements in the countryside: Fight for agrarian reform. Peasant leagues (1945). Contag: National Confederation of Agricultural Workers. Pastoral Land Commission (1975). Landless Workers' Movement (1984). Pastoral Land Commission: Created with the support of the CNBB with the aim of fighting against inequality and for agrarian reform. It gains strength with the influence of the Catholic Church. Landless Workers' Movement: Peasant movement that fights for land. MST x Agribusiness: Occupation of unproductive large estates and illegally occupied lands. Occupation of lands that are not fulfilling a social function. Controversies: Occupation of unproductive lands, destruction of plantations.